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Beyond the Page

Book reviews & visits to places not inherently bookish but inspired by a book.

Book Lover Gifts That Aren't Books

Book Lover Gift Ideas That Aren’t Books

November 23, 2025 by Elizabeth 2 Comments

This season, don’t increase a reader’s TBR list! Here’s a few book lover gift ideas that aren’t books for the reader in your life!

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Filed Under: Beyond the Page

Travelogs By Women

Travelogs by Women Who Defied Convention and Followed a Dream

April 7, 2024 by Elizabeth 4 Comments

Add these travelogs by women to your TBR list if you’re looking for travel humor, romance, solo travel advice, and inspiration.

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Filed Under: Beyond the Page, Literary Travel Tagged With: Curated Book List

Waldening in Southeast Alaska: Overnight at Cowee Meadow Cabin

July 11, 2021 by Elizabeth 1 Comment

Waldening in Alaska at Cowee Meadow Cabin proves that Thoreau had the right idea. Find a place that feels isolated, but stay close to home.

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Filed Under: Alaska, Beyond the Page Tagged With: Camping, Experiences Inspired By Books, Henry David Thoreau, Juneau, Walden

Fighter in Velvet Gloves

DIY Virtual Elizabeth Peratrovich Juneau Walking Tour

February 14, 2021 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

While tourism is mostly at a stand-still, take this virtual DIY virtual Elizabeth Peratrovich downtown Juneau walking tour!

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Filed Under: Alaska, Beyond the Page, Storybook Places Tagged With: Diverse Read, Elizabeth Peratrovich, Juneau, Virtual Experience, Walking Tour

Tent in the yard

Ridiculous Adventure at Home: A Review of Microadventures by Alastair Humphreys

September 20, 2020 by Elizabeth 4 Comments

Microadventures by Alastair Humphreys provides inspiration to find adventure while staying close to home, even if it sounds ridiculous.

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Filed Under: Beyond the Page Tagged With: Camping, Microadventure

Book Review: Orwell in Burma

Book Review: Orwell in Burma

January 26, 2020 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

Before traveling to Myanmar (Burma) I read George Orwell’s Burmese Days and another book by an author that followed in his footsteps. Here are my reviews.

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Filed Under: Beyond the Page, Myanmar Tagged With: Book Review, Burma, Emma Larkin, George Orwell, Literary Travel, Myanmar

Book Review: Only Gossip Prospers

Book Review: Only Gossip Prospers by Lorraine Tosiello

December 20, 2019 by Elizabeth 4 Comments

This is a review of Only Gossip Prospers, Lorraine Tosiello’s historical fiction about Louisa May Alcott’s 1875 solo trip to NYC.

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Filed Under: Beyond the Page, New York, USA Tagged With: Book Blog Tour, Book Review, Little Women, Lorraine Tosiello, Louisa May Alcott, New York City

Book Review: The Caliph's House

Book Review: The Caliph’s House by Tahir Shah

November 24, 2019 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

After listening to Tahir Shah speak at TravelCon I bought his book and it had me laughing out loud. Here is my review of The Caliph’s House.

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Filed Under: Beyond the Page, Morocco Tagged With: Author Talk, Casablanca, Tahir Shah, TravelCon

Literary London

Pages & Places: The Ultimate Guide to Literary London for Booklovers

September 22, 2019 by Elizabeth 6 Comments

This is the Ultimate Guide to Literary London for Booklovers! Say hi to Paddington Bear, sit in Sherlock’s study, and much more!

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Filed Under: Beyond the Page, Bookish Sanctuaries, England, Itineraries & Packing Guide, London, Storybook Places, United Kingdom Tagged With: British Library, Charles Dickens, Harry Potter, Kenwood Estate, London, Paddington, Peter Pan, Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, Waterstones, Westminster Abbey

Online Book Club

Are Online Book Clubs a Good Substitute for Traveling Bookworms?

April 7, 2019 by Elizabeth Leave a Comment

Are online book clubs a good substitute for bookworms too busy or traveling too often to participate in monthly in-person meetups?

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Filed Under: Beyond the Page Tagged With: Armchair Travel, Book Club

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Hello Traveling Bookworms!
Have you ever wanted to just step into the setting of your book? Or wondered if what you’re reading has any real world relevance? And are you the kind that gravitates towards indie bookstores and libraries on vacation? Then you’re in the right place!
I’m Elizabeth, a librarian & travel blogging bookworm. Join me as I explore the real places behind our favorite reads, introduce you to your next favorite book, and discover all the literary sights this world has to offer!

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MacAusland’s Woolen Mill blankets are made in and sold all over PEI and are mentioned in The Summer Will Be Different by Carly Fortune. The film adaptation of the book will have these blankets in it.
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I followed in the characters footsteps of Carly Fortune’s This Summer Will Be Different and took a walk at Thunder Cove Beach, Prince Edward Island to the place where Teacup Rock used to be before Hurricane Fiona destroyed it.
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I attended the 2026 Road to Avonlea Convention on Prince Edward Island.
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Visiting these real Prince Edward Island locations used in filming the adaptation of L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables and The Road to Avonlea (based on The Story Girl) feels just like stepping into these stories.
📍 Dalvay by the Sea (The White Sands Hotel)
📍 Orwell Village (Jasper Dale’s Home)
📍 New London Lighthouse (Background scenery)
📍 Seacowhead Lighthouse (Gus’ Home)
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If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska
If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska
by Heather Lende
Tales of the Peculiar
Tales of the Peculiar
by Ransom Riggs
The Once and Future King
The Once and Future King
by T.H. White
Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
by Richard Kreitner
Strange Weather in Tokyo
Strange Weather in Tokyo
by Hiromi Kawakami

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